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Resolutions for thel Commission to Confer
with the Bondholders Adopted.

On Tuesday of last week, the Senate
adopted the resolutions as passed by the
House on the Saturday before with the
single amendment of changing the time for
receiving the commission of the bondhold-
ers from the 18th to the 90 tn Of April.
The resolutions, as amended, passed the
Senate by the following vote:-
AYEs-Messrs. Berry Blackstone, Col.
trane, Dalton, Diggs, Edmunds, Eilyson,
Gordon, Hsaton, Hurt, Jones', Koiner,
Mccormick, Meredith, Rhea. Stubbs,
Thurman, Trout, Twyman, Warwick,
Wickham, and Williams-22.
N0Es-Messrs. Bills, Causey. Duane,
Gee, Gillespie, Grim, Hodges, Mcdonald
and Nerton-10.
The noes were all republicans. 70
As passed, the resolutions read as fol
lows
Whereas the Governor has communicated
to the General Assembly that the Council
of Foreign Bondholders have proposed the
| appointment of a commission on the part
of the State of Virginia to confer with a
commission to be appointed by them look.
ing to final settlement of the debt, there
fore be it
Resolred by the Senate (the House Of Del.
agates concurring,) That joint commit,
tee consisting of three members of the Sen.
ate and five Of the House be appointed by
the presiding officers of the respective
houses, who shall be charged with the duty
first, of meeting with commission from
the Council Of Foreign Bondholders and az
pertaining what amount of the bonds OF
Virginia is owned or controlled by said
Council Of Foreign Bsndholders; second, tc
demonstrate to said commission the inabil.
ity of the people of the State to bear a
greater burden of taxation, and also to show
what are the revenues and the necessary
expenditures of the government and the
available revenues for the payment of in.
terest, and to point ont to them that which
addresses itself to their interest as well as
to the interest of the State.
2. That upon the passage of these reso-
lnt'ons the Governor of the Commonwealth
81 all communicate copy to the Council Of
Foreign Bondholders and announce to them
that the committee appointed hereunder
will receive their commission in the city OF
Richmond and at as early day as practi
cable, not later than April goth next.
| 3. The powers and functions Of the com.
mittee hereby created shall cease and de
termine whenever the General Assembly
shall fix time for adjournment sine die.
On the evening of the same day the Gov
ernor sent the following cablegram to the
British bondholders:-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-04-06

The following bill has passed both houses
of the General Assembly and is now a
law
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18
MEXICO.
Lerdo to be an Important City-MS xican
Industries-A Curious River.

Lsrdo to be an Important City-MS xican
Inoustries-A Curious River.
Correspondence the Gazette.
VILLA LKRDo, MEXICO, Oct. 13.-Pres-
emit indications point to Lerio station as
destined to be one of the most important
business centers along the line OF the
Mexican Central Railway. The compile
ton of the International road about the
lst Of January next, to connection with
the Central at Lerdo, will open almost 8
stright line with the principal cities Of
Texas, reducing freight rates and shorten
ing running time of trains to minimum, as
compared with the route via Ell Paso.
Occupying position about bali Ws5
between the City of Mexico and 81 $3.50,
Lerdo is the distributing point for freight
shipped to large portion Of Central
Mexico, including the city OF Durango
and several other places OF less note.
The surrounding country tributary to the
town is one of the finest agricultural
sections within the Republic. Cotton is
the principal product, and the yield this
year is large. Bale cotton in large guam
titles is now being hauled to the station
and shipped to different manufacturing
places within the republic.
One cotton seed Oil mill and soap fac
tory is now in operation and another in
process of construction, also a large
factory for manufacturing cotton cloths
is almost ready to receive it's machinery.
By this it will be seen that the manufsc-
toring interest will be an important fea-
ture in the future growth of this town.
Mining operators in the vicinity of Du-
range are very active, as evidenced by the
large amount Of heavy machinery being
shipped here, consigned to parties en-
gagged in the mining business. One 49,
horse power engine is being loaded upon
wagons, preparatory to its transit over
the mountains to the mineral regions. and
other heavy machinery has passed
through within the past week. If the in
PRODUCTION of variety of machinery is
evidence of advancement and prosperity,
the Republic of Mexico is rapidly gain
ing ground, for almost every south
bound train carries 1t car loads.
One curious natural feature within the
immediate vicinity Of Lerdo, is the Ms
SEE river. This stream rises in the
mountains west of the town, and flows
west, leaving the mountains and travers-
ing the valley about two and half miles
to the southwest. During certain sea-
sons of the year it affords ample water
for number of large irrigating bitches.
But the strong feature of this river is,
that about twenty five miles east of Lerdo
all traces of the river bed is lost, and the
volume of water that passes through It's
channel, up to this point, spreads out
over the entire surrounding country.
Near where the river leaves its bed, is a
large lake that In dry weather is about
thirteen miles in circumference, but in
the rainy season is perfect inland sea.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18
Queer Origin of Duff Buttons.
Notes ard Queries

Persons of observsnt turns of mind
have noticed two or three buttons on the
cuffs of military coats, but few know the
origin and reason of this custom. They
were first worn by soldiers in the English
army. The first uniform coats in the
English army had no buttons on the cuffs
and the soldiers used to draw the cuffs
of their coat across these nose and mouth
on every occasion when pocket handker.
chief or napkin might have been called
into requisition. As a matter of course
the cuff became shiny and defaced. Pun
ishment and reprimand was tried, but
they did not stop this habit, and at last q
board OF officers met, and they suggested
the buttons on the sleeve, which was
adopted. They were first worn on top
the sleeve, but they have moved backward
as the handkerchief has moved forward
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18
EYES AND EYEGLASSES.
Vanity Puts Too Many Persons in Spec
tacles-The Cigarette Eye
Naru York Mail and Ennrnns

tRcles-The Cigarette Eye
New York Mail and Express,
a reporter watched for five minutes the
human tide that swirls through Park row
opposite the postoffice, and counted
seventy eight persons with eyeglasses
astride their noses. Then he went to an
oculist and said; "Are diseases of the
eye on the increase?"
The oculist adjusted his own glasses,
looked critically at those of his question
er, and said:
81 think not. When say that 1 don't
mean that our business is falling off. On
the contrary, it is increasing every year,
and will continue to do so as long as peo-
pie wear eyeglasses because they think it
adds TO their personal appearance. You
have no idea how many there are who do
this, and only one who sees cases
every day, as do, can form any estimate
of the number of glasses that are disposed
of in this way.
"Young people study and read by dim
lamp or gas light. and of course the eye
becomes somewhat weakened. Then the
parents rush off to get pair of specta-
Giles, and oftimes patronize men who will
sell them any kind of glass, no matter
now well 1t may suit the case, Just to get
the money. This carelessness is danger
Gus and sometimes fatal to the organs of
sight, which are entirely too sensitive to
be trified with. The greatest enemy to
the eyes OF young men is the cigarette.
Recently q disease has appeared among
smokers which is dangerous, and after
careful Investigation the best authorities,
who for q long time were at loss to I'M
derstaud the peculiar malady, have traced
it to the small paper covered tobacco
sticks. Il is now known as the Cigarette
eye,' and can be cured only by long
treatment. Its symptoms are dimness
and 8 fiim-llke gathering over the eye,
which appears and disappears at inter-
walls. II young men continue to smoke
cigarettes excessively they may expect to
be afflicted by this troublesome disease;
and it is not relieved by spectaclee."
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18
How Stories Originate.
nAl Nall

You have wondered many times
know have-where all the stories origi
nate that you hear at the club, on the
cars, between the acts and on the corner
have lust discovered how they are scat.
tered broadcast and put on their legs
The Chicago Board of Trade is, as we all
know, connected by wire with the
"four corners OF the world" an expires.
sion, by the way, which comes
down from our grandmothers. The men
whe operate on the board are the mer-
RE IT., maddest lot in all creation. In the
midst of some gigantic deal, which means
ruin for somebody, these fellows will
stop to tell new story and laugh on the
verv verge Of despair. They are the same
in New York, San Francisco and some OF
the smaller, but still rapid cities, like
Detroit and Kansas City and Omaha. As
soon as new story is told in
Wall street it is flashed to Chi
cago and San Francisco by wire, the same
being true Of anything new which origi-
mates here. These stories and phrases
sing over the wires between quotations,
to the merriment of the spectators, and
as the latter are countless they 60 out
into the city for lunch and spread the
latest. The telegraph operators on the
board, beng up on this sort of thing,
know chestnut by the sound thereof,
and if New York operator starts in on a
story which is SIX hours old on the board
here the operator runs in on the fellow in
New York with gong. Woe unto the
operator il he doesn't, for if he deliver a
chestnut from the wire the boys on the
-
The maddest wsg on these stories, both
as an originator and circulstor, is red
headed Jimmy Clifford, brother of Judge
Clifford
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18
A LADS HORRIBLE FATE.
He FallsInto a Burning Mine, but Dies of
Starvation.

~
Starvation.
POTTsvILLE, Pa, Oct. 12.-Several
months ago 3 fire occurred in the work
ings OF Otto colliery, about six miles from
this city, When the conflsgration had
been raging inside for several days, Ed
die Ferguson, the sixteen-yesr old son OF
the superintendent broke through the
shallow crust and was precipitated into
the raging flames beneath. No effort was
made either to rescue him or to recover
his body, for not only was such an at
tempt impossible on account of the fire,
but it was supposed that the body had
been instantly consumed in the fely fur
mace. Tonight. however, the skeleton
of the unfortunate lad was found. The
remains were lying full length and face
downward, and the discovery proves that
the victim in his awful plunge had es-
capped the fire and probably was not in
stantly killed, but died either from suffc-
cation or starvation.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18
EXCRUCIATING TORTURE.
Horrible Implement of q Man on Kali
way Target in Indianapolis.

Horrible Implement of q Map on Kali
way Target in Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Oct. 17.-Ernest
Tendleman, Bee Line employe, was the
victim yesterday of horrible accident.
While standing on the platform
loading coal on the engine tender
his foot slipped and he fell foremost
about fifteen feet, striking switch tar
get, which was driven clear through his
shoulder. There was a knob on the end
of the target which had to be filed of be-
fore he was extricsted, which took thirty
five minutes, and during the entire time
of this horrible impalement the man stood
excruciating torture, conscious of his
situation and of the efforts being made
for bis rescue. The tsrget was about an
inch and half in diameter. He was re-
moved to the hospital, and notwithstand-
ing his injuries, the physicians express
hope for The unfortunate man.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18
The Mormons Fight.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, Oct. lex .Sena-
tor j. E. Mcdonald of Indiana, arrived
here last night one day behind Judge
James o. Broadhead of Missouri. These
distinguished lawyers have been retained
by the Mormon church to defend sui
instituted by the government for dissolu-
ton of the church ard immigration asso-
cisrion and winding up of the affsirs OF
this corporation. The first hearing in
court will occur to- day, when the receiver
for the church property is to be appoint
ed. 1t is evident the Mormons are going
to make legal fight.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18
Ladies

IN delicate health needing a gentle yet
effective laxative will find the California
liquid fruit remedy, Syrup of Figs. pleas
ant to the taste, acceptable to The. ssom-
ach, and perfectly safe IN all cases. 1T is
the most easily taken and pleasantly
ekective remedy known to cure and pre-
vent costiHsuess, toy aispel nessiaches,
colds and fever aHd strengthen the kid
neys, liver ndbowelsSan and is therefore
fsvorite remedy with ladies'. For sale in
90 cents and 81 bottles by Milton King,
druggist, Fort Worth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18
Licensed teachers.
Special to the Gazette.

op6CIdI % ZIG daZeLLe.
HILsBoRo, TEX, Oct. lines srs
Fennen, Alderman and Clark, the exam
lining board for teachers for Hill county
closed their lsbors Saturday, October Is
There were forty-six applicants exam
ined and forty-fve were granted certif
Gates to teach Charles T. Morris, q grad
uate OF the University of Virginia, re-
celved SO l1-S6, first grade, the highest
this year; Miss Annie Stoker of Hilsboro
received $50, the highest second grade,
and Mrs. NJ. E. Mathews, the wife of the
cowboy preacher, received 80 1-3, the
highest third grade.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18
BOnhRu,
Special to the Gazette.

SPtCIdI 20 Int OaLHIIE,
BoNHAM, TEX, Oct. .17.-For the past
two weeks there has been conducted a
protracted meeting at the Baptist Church
in this city. Several have joined the
church and last night twelve were bapS
TIED. -
Robert Carson, an estimable young
gentleman of this city, has been very sick
of fever for the past two or three weeks.
Yesterday his life was despairad Sof, hat
to-day the doctors think the crisis is past
aud that he will recover.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18

affected with melsncholia, and has grad
ually grown worse, until now 1t is thought
necessary to place her in some institution
where she will receive proper treatment,
and possibly recover.
With that end in view Mr.. Wilder Wis
tied well-known medical expert in this
city yesterday, and arrangements were
made for placing her in private instl-
tuition in this CITY,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18
Freight Train Wrecked,
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette,
DENTON, TEX, Oct. IA freight
train on the Missouri Pacific, three miles
south of here, was ditched this morning,
wrecking the engine and six cars, and de-
laying all trains until O'Clock this morn
ing, when the wreck was cleared. No
person was seriously hurt, but several
were severely shaken up, among whom
was prominent attorney from this place
who wss q passenger on the caboose.
The engine and cars are badly damaged.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18
A Good Ar.eslan Rsls.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS. TEX, Oct. 1.-THE diggers
engaged on the artesian well succeeded
in striking water this evening, which fills
an eight-inch bore to the surface. It is
estimated that IL pressure is spilled the
well will yield flow of l, 250,oo gallons
per day,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18
Trouble in Oorea.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Oct. 1.-THE
steamship Rio de Janeiro, which arrived
from Hong Kong and Yokohama this
morning, brings advices TO the effect that
crisis is approaching in the affairs Of
Corea, over which kingdom the Emperor
of China claims sovereignty.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18
CLAY County Lands.
Special to the Gazette.

HENRIETTA, TEX, Oct. IA stesdy
increase OF interest is being manifested in
Clay county agricultural and pastoral
lands. There have probably been more
land prospectors in Henrietta within the
last ten days than there have been for
months before.
The prospects for large share of the
lands in this vicinity to change hands at
fair prices are very good.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18

On Peter Reynolds farm, in Neshan-
mock Township, Lawrence county, Pa,
there is pear tree which measures seven
feet FIVE inches in circumference and is
about fifty feet high, supposed to be
about 100 years old and bears fruit an
nually.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18

Do you suffer With catarrhp You can
be cured If you take Hoods Sarssparilla.
the great blood p6sifer. Sold by all
druggists. IS
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18
The Heu Rass

News and family paper in the state L.
the WEEKLY GAZETTE; price reduced to
$1 q year.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-18
INTELLIGENT DISCUSSION OF ALI
CURRENT TOPICS.

THE WEEKLY GAZETTE will be made
full and complete newspaper for ell WHO
have not time or inclination to pore over
the pages Of 8 daily, and the constant ain
and resolve will be to add every neH
feature that increases the
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-30
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

Odessa, in Russia, has theatre that cost
5000, 900.
Campanin is said to have recovered his
voice and will return to the stage.
Adelina Patti is on the eve of her "fare-
well concert" tour in South America.
Emma Nevada is to sing at the Lisbon,
Portugal, Grand oper house, this winter.
Nearly forty years ago Maggie Mitchell
wore tights in ''The French Spy" and she is
the youngest soubrette on the stage to-day.
Booth and Barrett will begin their two
weeks engagement in Philadelphia on No
vember 2S at the Chestnut street opera
house.
Mrs. Scott Siddons has made an engage
ment for season of rectals in Ametica be-
ginning in New York in the month Of No
vember.
Joseph Jefferson in his artistic personation
of Bob Acres, in 'The Rivals" has been
playing to crowded houses In the Star thea
tire, New York.
Walter Damrosch will precede his symph-
ony concerts with lecture, in which he will
explain by work of mouth and piano the
music on the programme Of each concert.
A new female star has risen in the person
Of Miss Julia Marlowe, who pleased the New
York critics as Parthenia in special matinee
performance last week at the Biiou theatre.
The cable announced few days ago the
death Of Mile. Aimee, the French opera
bouffe actress, and private letters from Paris
indicate that her death was the result Of
cancer.
Nine. Helene Harstreiter and M. Camille
Gurickx will be the soloists at the first con-
cert Of the Symphony society in New York,
November B. NJ Gurickx is a Belgian plan
ist Of repute
At Buda-Pest In Hungary, society has
been formed for the purpose OF insuring the
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-30

lives Of play gocrs against the peril of death
by fire. Policies are issued for stated terms
and for single visits to the theatre.
Carlotta Patti has been offered by the czar
OF Russia the professorship of vocal music in
the Imperial conscrvatoire at st. Peters,
burgh. She will, however, remain in Paris.
having built n private theatre mt her house,
10 Rue Pierre Charon. Private representa-
tion of operas by members of Partisan So
ciety will be given there.
IT is said that the great Salvni has never
regarded his sons ambition to win place on
the stage with much respect or confidence,
He has been known to even speak sightngly
of the young mans ambition. Nevertheless,
the name of Alexander Salvini is likely to be
mentioned one of these days in the samo
breath with that of his father.
CRichard Mansfied's success thus far this
season has been remarkable In Chicago,
during the past week, he achieved great
triumph when he played CDR. Jekyll and MIR.
HYDE to overfiowing houses at Hooley's in
the face of the greatest opposition that was
probably ever known in this country-Booth
and Barrett, the New York Casino company
in "Ermine," the KiralfSs' production Of
dolores and the Conreid Opera company
were at rival houses.
Mary Anderson wears a cloak IN "a VIM
ter's Tale'' which 1t took twenty-five women
three weeks to embroider. The embroidery
was done from designs by Alma Tadema.
Miss Anderson's necklace is copied from one
supposed to have been worn by Helen OF
Troy, which is now in the South Kensington
museum. Miss Anderson, in London occu-
pies house on Hampstead hill, from which
she can look down upon the smoky city and
purer air than the million of human beings